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Article: Learning traditions through the trails.(Oldman River Valley )(Brief Article)
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- Wind Speaker
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- June 1, 2001
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A guided walk into the Oldman River Valley is a way to learn the history and traditional way of life of the Peigan people, members of the Blackfoot Confederacy.
Jordie Provost, a member of the Peigan Nation, was an interpretive guide at the Pilkani Lodge Interpretive Centre in Brocket last year. The centre, an impressive log building on Highway 3, is located just shy of an hour's drive east of Lethbridge in southwestern Alberta.
Provost takes people on guided tours of the Oldman River Valley area for a nominal fee. A half-kilometre trail runs along the top of the hillside and is wheelchair accessible. A lower walking trail, which is one-and-a-half ...